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Ever since my book came out, I started adding a new word to my bio: conversationalist. In...

The scene looked rather familiar: with less than twenty minutes to go before the Sunday...

It happened again the other day: when a friend call me on the phone and...

We talk a lot about kindness in our house. Just last night, my oldest son...

I did it again the other day: I judged a book by its cover. I...

As I sit down to write today, I can't help but notice the quiet that...

Perhaps like you, my personality has often been marked by joy. When I was in...

When my boys went back to school a couple of weeks ago, my excitement was...

Yesterday afternoon, the boys and I sat in a circle on the living room floor....

Oh friends, have I got a TREAT for you today. I'm only a couple of...

When I was a little girl, I thought all my teachers lived in their classrooms....

Oh friends, today's author is not only one of my favorite humans on the Internet,...

Well friends, it's not everyday that you get to highlight ANOTHER friend: Catherine McNiel is...

Sometimes the writing world is vicious, with a tendency to not believe there's room enough...

Oh friends, once again, I've got a TREAT for you: Mitali Perkins is a friend...

Friends, you are in for a Tuesday treat of treat. Heather Thompson Day is a...

It's been a year since my first blog appeared on Patheos. My friend and former...

A couple of weeks ago, a friend commented that I must have a pretty tough...

Author Tuesday, author Tuesday! Friends, have I got a TREAT for you today: Onleilove Alston was...

It's true: the most glorious season of all has arrived in all its light-filled, BBQ-everything...

Ohhhhhh, snaps. I'm so stoked about today's author AND today's book. Katey Zeh is rad...

In a week and a half, a vacation responder will chirp back a greeting to...

When a couple of authors from the Voices Rising team contacted me to see if...

Friends, you met her a few months ago when she released Uncluttered - well, please extend...

I don't know about you, but sometimes I need an extra dose of levity and...

Summer's nearly here, which means that blessed season of summer reading is about to commence! As...

Oh friends, you are in for a treat today! Karen Gonzalez is a friend, a...

If you haven't been following the news this last week, Alabama's the talk of the...

Author Tuesday returns! Today I've got a favorite human, writer and friend named Andi Cumbo-Floyd...

I noticed something interesting when I was glanced over at the stack of books next...